A Jewish Reflection on IsraelMy favorite Jewish holiday is Yom Kippur — the day of atonement. Yom Kippur comes ten days after the Jewish New Year, and is the day in…Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 2023
Before you start posting celebratory messages about how Britney Griner’s release is a victory and…Viktor Bout traded arms with those leading some of the most horrific atrocities globally in the last decades. I know him from his…Dec 8, 2022Dec 8, 2022
Coming to America: The thing that saddens me most.I have spent the past decade of my life across East and West Africa, working in the hills of Western Uganda along the Congo border, in…Mar 19, 2022Mar 19, 2022
A fumbling story of lossOne year ago I found myself at a retreat in a small village of Northern Thailand, originally a space for recovering addicts and later a…Jul 28, 2021Jul 28, 2021
Republicans have a right to question the election results.This may be unpopular amongst my progressive, liberal circle, but I believe that Republicans have a right to question the election results…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
The Paradox of the Do-GooderI am a do-gooder. A relatively affluent, white American that moved to Africa (the country) to do good. To save lives. To create change. To…Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
Alabama: This is the wrong fight for life and we all will suffer because of it.“You come. Find this girl…find this girl. Your girl is dying, she is dying here in front of me.”May 17, 20191May 17, 20191
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What Now? (in a Post-Kavanaugh Era)We sat and watched as a man accused of sexually assaulting not just one, but three women was nominated to the highest court in the nation…Oct 10, 20181Oct 10, 20181
